Week of May 22, 2017

May 25, 2017 - On May 23, President Trump submitted his full budget request for fiscal year 2018 to Congress and the public.

May 25, 2017 - This week's FY 2018 budget included a statement of principles for the President's infrastructure initiative and a $200 billion placeholder.

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Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Public transit

Mass Transit: Budget Leaves No Room for New New Starts

May 25, 2017 - The 2018 budget requests $ 11.226 billion in total resources for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)....
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Air Traffic Control, Airlines, Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

FY18 Budget Requests $16.1B for FAA, Restructures EAS

May 25, 2017 - The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2018 requests a gross total of $16.157 billion for the...
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Amtrak, Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Railroads

Administration Proposes Amtrak, Other Rail Grant Cuts

May 25, 2017 - The FY 2018 budget request from the Trump Administration calls for steep cuts in federal grants...
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Appropriations, FASTLANE, Federal Governance, Highway Trust Fund, Maritime, Pipelines, Traffic Safety

FY18 Request Would Give USDOT $76.0 Billion in Gross Resources

May 25, 2017 - President Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2018 would give the U.S. Department of Transportation a...
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Appropriations, Aviation Safety, Federal Funding, Federal Governance, Homeland security, Maritime

TSA, Coast Guard Largely Held Harmless in FY18 Budget

May 25, 2017 - The budget request for fiscal 2018 largely spares Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Coast Guard programs...
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Appropriations, Federal Budget, Federal Funding, Federal Governance

Sequestration Order for FY 2018 Issued

May 24, 2017 - Along with the rest of the budget documents, the White House released its annual report on...

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